More on the Dangers of eVoting 339
blamanj writes "A lot of discussion has been focused on the lack of security in electronic voting systems. What hasn't been as widely discussed, is just how tiny the voting manipulations have to be to have an effect. In this months CACM (cite, pdf of original paper is here), some Yale students show that altering only a single vote per machine would have changed the electoral college outcome of the 2000 election. Changing only two votes/machine would have flipped the results for four states."
Bugs in OSS Voting software ... (Score:3, Funny)
How scary would it be to go to bugzilla.election.gov.us or something and see "BUG #1212 -- Votes from Slashdot readers weighted based on karma"
Another danger (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Unrealistic (Score:2, Funny)
I am positively amused by the doom and gloom which you have forecast. Thanks; you've made my day. :)
No, the danger is like shown in this video... (Score:3, Funny)
Diebold rig the election? Thats unpossible! (Score:3, Funny)
Wait a second . . . (Score:4, Funny)
You mean Bush would have won?!
Re:Unrealistic (Score:4, Funny)
Just to bring a further humour to this election (God knows, it needs it), have a look here [thestranger.com]. In amongst the photos of easy to make Halloween costumes, is this: